April 2012
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Sensory vs. iNtuitive
Sensors: The observers. The world is all around them, without them, surrounding them and waiting to be seen, heard and felt. iNtuitors: The theorists. The world is within them, inside their minds, boundless and waiting to be conceived.
Apr 25th
teenmomgamzee asked: About the whole ISFP values thing, I'm an ISFP and I definitely have a veryyyy strong set of values that hardly ever change. Little things might shift depending on the situation or just how I'm maturing and changing personaly, but in general they are very concrete. Obviously, no personality test can be right all the time on everything, so maybe you're just meeting all the exceptions...
Apr 18th
“Whether people first hear about the two kinds of perception and two kinds of...”
– Isabel Myers
Apr 9th
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For those who are having difficulty with online...
There’s actually a not-too-bad MBTI test in the book Please Understand Me II. I think it’s much better than any of the online tests I’ve seen. It’s also fun to do, because you get to add up your own score at the end and fill in this chart (which I just copied out on paper because I have the PDF version). If you’re having difficulty with online tests, I’d...
Apr 5th
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“The task of sculpting others into our own likeness fails before it begins. Ask...”
–  Please Understand Me II, by David Keirsey.
Apr 5th
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hazelgracias asked: I'm still learning about the MBTI and whatnot, so I have a question. You know how certain functions can be developed vs. not developed? When I took the test my results came out like this: 53% Introvert, 47% Extrovert; 58% Intuition, 42% Sensing; 63% Feeling, 37% Thinking; 79% Perceiving, 21% Judging. My results are pretty split down the middle (except for P vs. J). Does this mean none of my...
Apr 3rd
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Knowledge of temperament hugely helps with...
If you’re having trouble figuring out someone’s personality type, try to figure out what temperament they suit best. I find this helps a lot. Say you’re thinking, “this person is either an ESFJ or an ENFJ,” ask yourself if they are more likely an SJ or an NF. It becomes much easier to identify people when considering temperaments, because all the temperaments are so...
Apr 3rd